House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid discuss "The State of the Union 2007." The Democratic leaders of the House and Senate discuss challenges facing the country, spell out their priorities for the 110th Congress and set the stage for President Bush's own State of the Union speech.

Senator Edward M. Kennedy gives a major policy address on the Iraq war and outlines the immediate actions Congress must take to reassert its constitutional power, protect our troops, and change the course of the President's strategy.

Using audio from the National Press Club archives, we pay tribute to President Gerald R. Ford, whose long relationship with the Club included his annual Gerald R. Ford journalism prizes. Then, in a luncheon on November 28, actor and author Joan Collins discusses the contributions and vitality of older people in all professions.

Veteran journalist Marvin Kalb reprised his speech "A Reporter's Lament And A Call To Arms" at a National Press Club luncheon on Friday, December 1. Kalb's speech reflected on his role as a charter member of the "nattering nabobs of negativism." He shared insights on the current state of journalism, the role of new technologies, and such factors as financial pressure, political pundits, government censors and terrorists.